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Raymond Jackson's mugshot, via the Houston Chronicle's website. Accessed Aug. 19, 2016.

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An ethanol plant stands next to a cornfield near Nevada, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) **FILE**

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David Key, an insurance adjuster, examines the flood damage to his own backyard in Prairieville, Louisiana. After a series of storms dumped nearly 3 feet of rain on the area, Mr. Key fled with his wife and three children.. (Associated Press)

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Red Tornado stops by to challenge Kara Danvers in Supergirl: The Complete First Season," now available on Blu-ray from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

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Ryan Lochte of the United States competes in a men's 200-meter individual medley heat at the 2016 Summer Olympics on Aug. 10 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Associated Press)

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The DNC's new duck-suited Trump heckler, "Donald Ducks." Photo credit: Democratic National Committee.

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King Mudbeard spies a tasty egg in "The Angry Birds Movie," now available on Blu-ray from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

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Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein

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Employees clean the Genki Sushi conveyor belt restaurant chain Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, in Aiea, Hawaii. The Hawaii State Department of Health Sanitation said Tuesday that Genki Sushi is being ordered to close its 10 restaurants on Oahu and one on Kauai after state authorities identified its raw scallops as the probable source of a hepatitis A outbreak. The disease can cause fever, loss of appetite and other symptoms. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

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How to Make Ethanol Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff was among the Republicans who signed the letter of 50. Mr. Chertoff left government and founded The Chertoff Group, an international consulting firm. (Associated Press)

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Residents wade through flood water at Tiger Manor Apartments by the North Gates of LSU, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says more than 1,000 people in south Louisiana have been rescued from homes, vehicles and even clinging to trees as a slow-moving storm hammers the state with flooding. (Brianna Paciorka/The Advocate via AP)

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Floodwaters surround a baseball field in Kentwood, La., on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency for the entire state as a result of heavy rain and widespread flooding. Edwards said in a news release Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, state officials are in constant contact with local officials, and assistance is already on the move to affected parishes. (Matt Williamson/The Enterprise-Journal via AP)

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Residents wade through floodwaters from heavy rains in the Chateau Wein Apartments in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. Heavy downpours pounded parts of the central U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday, forcing the rescue of dozens of people stranded in homes by waist-high water and leaving one man dead who became trapped by floodwaters.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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A member of the St. George Fire Department assists residents as they wade through floodwaters from heavy rains in the Chateau Wein Apartments in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)